1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel saw a dream R323 and visions in F197 his mind as he lay on his bed; then he wrote R324 the dream down and related the followingF198 summary of it. F1992 Daniel said, F200 "I was looking R325 in my vision by night, and behold, the four R326 winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea. 3 "And four great beasts R327 were coming up from the sea, different from one another. 4 "The first was like R328 a lion and had the wings of an eagle. I kept looking until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man; a human mind F201 also was given to it. 5 "And behold, another beast, a second one, resembling a bear. And it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and thus they said to it, `Arise, devour much meat!' 6 "After this I kept looking, and behold, another one, like R329 a leopard, which had on its back F202 four wings of a bird; the beast also had four R330 heads, and dominion was given to it. 7 "After this I kept looking in the night visions, and behold, a fourth R331 beast, dreadful and terrifying and extremely strong; and it had large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed and trampled down the remainder with its feet; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten R332 horns. 8 "While I was contemplating the horns, behold, another R333 horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were pulled out by the roots before it; and behold, this F203 horn possessed eyes like the eyes of a man and a R334 mouth uttering great boasts.

11 "Then I kept looking because of the sound of the boastful F205 words which the horn was speaking; I kept looking until the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and given to the burning R344 fire. F20612 "As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but an extension of life was granted to them for an appointed period of time.

15 "As for me, Daniel, my spirit was distressed within F209 me, and the visions R351 in F210 my mind kept alarming R352 me. 16 "I approached one of those who were standing R353 by and began asking him the exact F211 meaning of all this. So he told R354 me and made known to me the interpretation of these things: 17 `These great beasts, which are four in number, are four kings who will arise from the earth. 18 `But the saints R355F212 of the Highest One will receive R356 the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, for F213 all ages to come.'

19 "Then I desired to know the exact F214 meaning of the fourth R357 beast, which was different from all the F215 others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its claws of bronze, and which devoured, crushed and trampled down the remainder with its feet, 20 and the meaning of the ten horns that were on its head and the other horn which came up, and before which three of them fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth uttering great boasts and which F216 was larger in appearance than its associates. 21 "I kept looking, and that horn was waging R358 war with the saints F217 and overpowering them 22 until the Ancient of Days came and judgment R359 was passed F218 in favor of the saints F219 of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the saints F219 took possession of the kingdom.

23 "Thus he said: `The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth and tread it down and crush it. 24 `As for the ten R360 horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will subdue three kings. 25 `He will speak R361 out F220 against the Most R362 High and wear R363 down the saints F221 of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations R364 in times and in law; and they F222 will be given into his hand for a time, R365F223 times, F223 and half a time. F22326 `But the court will sit for judgment, and his dominion will be taken R366 away, annihilated F224 and destroyed forever. F22527 `Then the sovereignty, R367F226 the dominion and the greatness of all the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the saints F227 of the Highest One; His kingdom will be an everlasting R368 kingdom, and all the dominions will serve R369 and obey Him.'

28 "At F228 this point the revelation ended. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts were greatly R370 alarming me and my face F229 grew pale, but I kept R371 the matter to F230 myself."